Glare extinguisher



R. PRATT.

GLARE EXTINGUISHERI APPLICATION FILED FEB. I, 1922.

Patented Nov. 7, w22.

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To all whom may concern.

Be it. known ihe i., ilonnnfr Fraser, citizen of the United Siees of America, re siding et rniington, in county of Tezewell and Siate voi' illinois, have invenred certain new and useful liniproveinenis in Glare Extinguishers, oi". which. the ioliowing is e specificiiiuion, reference being hed einer@ in to the urn-.ompunying drawing.

This invention releies i improvements in glare extinguishers. :ind is designed for use, chieiiy, on vehicles, und esiecislly on motor vehicles, and has 'for its chiei' ob ject the dimming of che glare from the lights of approaching cors, Well es the glare from the sun.

This invention has particular reiercnce o that class of glare extinguishers that ere positioned wit-hin the cars eis "che inside of the wind-shield, the objects being; to enable the operator of the cer to reise or lower ihe glare extinguishing glass, to shift its inosi-v tion along the Windshield, or to swing; ii, up towards the top of the cer end out of the wey, without leaving the cer or his soe.

With hese end other objects in View, es will appear in the description 'folien/ing, ille invenion consists in the improved construction and novel arrangementv and combineu 1Lion of the several paris o i the device here inefter described, illusireted in the eccomin penying drawing, end more particularly pointed ouiJ in. the cleirns hereunto en pended.

ln the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a perspective vview of my improved glare extinguished, end Fig. 2 sectional view showing my improved dem vice attached to the top of the Wind-shield of e cnr, et the inside thereof, to the 'freniJ of the operator,'and.ready for use, end Fig. 3 is a View showing,- the 'orin and construetion of the glass holding bracket, end Ineens for holding the glass edjustubly thereon.

Referring to the eccoinpTryingl drawing 'by numerals, l indicates the ind-shield of a, motor vehicle, :ind 2 n glere-exinguishing glass of any desired size or shape, sind of any suitable color.v preferably green. The numeral 3 indicates the glass holdingY breeket, formed, prefer-ably, from siiii Wire, and comprisingl two opposiiely disposed divergg ing arms di, 4, the free end portions of which are turned, nsshown, to provide ll-shepe supports 5i against which the glass 2 rests end to which il.; is sdjustably secured by clenipu nerds rhetop of elle cniing; screws G, S, adopted 'io through suiseblo openings in seid glass zo engege the clamping plaies Y.; Y., resi/ing against shape supporre, This forro oi: constru'ceion eneblesmhe operator of the cer lo edjnsi fthegless to any desired heig'hiJ on seid breeloa'l 3 without leaving his seat, and et the seine time eiords e, relieble and easily inenipuleed clamping' ineens, es is The nun'ierei 8 indie-etes demping oN vice for attaching, slideoiy, the glass hold ing bracket to rho to@ of lalie wind-shield by, ineens of sei screw 9, and. hes its longer arm 10" turned., preferably., et righiJ angle, and to 'which erni che seid breclrei; 3 is edjustebiy hinged' by ineens oi ehe clamping screw l1, sho-Wn.

lThe device usueliy attached io he son oi the Wind-shieid, io the inside ihereof, inse in iront of the operator ci ehe cer, end the glass is adg'used to the proper height for such operator through 'the edjusting (lerenm ing-1neans 6, f3, 7, 7, end is ichen. reedy for use. This edjuseble eeture of ehe dei/*ice edepis its use ic ell heiggiies oit' eers end ell heights ci ope-reims. "iiiihen of he gloss noi; desired, `the clamping screw ibis 'loosened end the glass swung end one of eine wey, end is securely held in the-; posiiiion by the tightening of 'the clamping screw 1i., is evident. When ibis desired io use ihe glass 'che screw li is loosened end ihe gloss iowered to posiion when the screw Iii. is again `tightened. When desired elle gloss may be shifted along die Wind-shieid by loosening the clamping screw 9, pushing ehe device to the desired point, end Lightening up seid screw, as is evident. All of these manipulations of the device may be ogiicliiy and easily performed by any person in @he freni seat of "che cer, withou ieaving ehe cer, or the seen,

Hering; thus described inf] inven'ien, when l eleirnis:

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i. in. e glare extinguisher oi the cherecer described, e' glass supporting brochet cornprising two oppositely disposed diverging arms the free end poriions of 'which are; tui-ned to forni U-shepe supports egeinsi: which ihe glass rests, e colo-red glare-eirizinguishing' gloss, clamps for edjiusfzebiy holdingseid gless to seid bracket end periniiting ediustrnent of ehe sei-ne relative thereio, und ineens for holding seid giess end Dreeke?, in posiien for use, end permitting the same to be swung up ont of the way towards the top 2e coz eno' holding the saine securely n psmh position.

2. In a glare extinguisher of the charac adapted to pass through suitable openin s in' said glass and engaging clamping pates resting against said U-shape supports for adjustably holding said glass to said bracket sind permitting the adjustment of the same relative thereto, and means for holding said glass and bracket in position for' use, and permitting the seme to be swung up out of the wey towards the tcp of the car anci hold ing the same securely in such. position.

3. A glare extinguisher or" the character described comprising clamping means for ecljustahiy attaching it tothe Wind shield of a motor car, said clamping means having one of its arms turned at an angie, av glass gli-senno supporting"breelietgffhinged-to Seial firm enti otljnstehijf elenipecl theretou 'comprising two oppositely disposed dii/erging ar'rns the'fiee end portions of which are turned 'to form U-shape supports against which the glass rests, a colored glare-extinguishing glass, clamps comprising screws adaptecl to pass through suitable openings in said glass and engaging clamping plates resting against said ill-shape supports for adjustably holding seid glass to said bracket and permitting the adjustment of the same relative thereto` and ineens for holding said glass and bracket in position for use, and permitting the same to be swung up out of the Way 'towards the top of the car7 when its`use 1s not desired. and holding the same securely in such position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto niix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT PRATT.

Witnesses:

Gnovnn FISHER, OWEN E. PRATI, 

